GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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WordMeaning
missivea written communication : letter
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
piquantengagingly provocative
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody